Added value of postmortem mri in sudden unexpected infant death cases.

We aimed to investigate the potential added value of postmortem MRI (PMMRI) in sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) cases referred to our center between September 2020 and June 2023. Ultimately, 19 SUID cases underwent PMMRI alongside standard autopsy procedures, which included technical examinations such as postmortem CT (PMCT). Four radiologists, two with prior PMMRI experience, provided structured reports following consensus.

Air bubble artifact: why postmortem brain MRI should always be combined with postmortem CT.

Forensic pathology increasingly uses postmortem magnetic resonance imaging (PMMRI), particularly in pediatric cases. It should be noted that each (sudden and unexpected) death of an infant or child should have a forensic approach as well. Current postmortem imaging protocols do not focus adequately on forensic queries.

An Incidental Finding of Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation Type 3 During a Forensic Autopsy for a Sudden Infant Death: A Case Report With a Brief Literature Review.

Congenital pulmonary airway malformation (CPAM), previously known as congenital cystic airway malformation, is a developmental disorder of the lower respiratory tract. It is subdivided into 5 types based on clinical and pathologic features. Type 3, an adenomatoid type of CPAM, is the second rarest form of CPAM, occurring in approximately 5% of all CPAM cases.

Correlation Between Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Value on MRI and Histopathologic WHO Grades of Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Background: The correlation of diffusion-weighted MRI and tumor aggressiveness has been established for different tumor types, which leads to the question if it could also apply for neuroendocrine tumors (NET).

Purpose: To investigate the possible correlation between apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathologic WHO-grades of NET.

Material And Methods: Electronic patient records from patients presented at the multidisciplinary neuro-endocrine tumor board between November 2017 and April 2019 were retrospectively reviewed.

Lesion measurement on a combined "all-in-one" window for chest CT: effect on intra- and interobserver variability.

Purpose: A newly developed image processing technique fuses conventional windows into a single 'All-In-One' (AIO) window. This study aims to evaluate variability of CT measurement of lesions in thoracic oncology patients on this novel AIO-window.

Methods: Six radiologists with different levels of expertise measured 368 lesions of various size, origin and sharpness.

Diagnostic and clinical features of lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces.

"Lung cancer associated with cystic airspaces" is an uncommon manifestation, in which lung cancer presents on imaging studies with a cystic area with associated consolidation and/or ground glass. With the widespread use of computed tomography (CT), both in clinical practice and for lung cancer screening, these tumors are being more frequently recognized. An association of this entity with smoking has been established with the majority of cases reported being in former and current smokers.

Can post-mortem CT reliably distinguish between drowning and non-drowning asphyxiation?

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate whether previously reported post-mortem CT findings in drowning can reliably distinguish drowning from asphyxiation by any other manner.

Materials And Methods: Cases (n = 14) were corpses with cause of death determined as drowning by concordant autopsy findings and physical and circumstantial evidence. Controls (n = 11) were corpses in which the cause of death was defined as asphyxiation by any other manner than submersion in a liquid.